August 7, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of Janet Ecker, Peter Howitt and Joseph Rotman to the National Council, whose members provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute's overall research program.
Janet Ecker
BA, Western
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President and CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance
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Former Minister of Finance, Education, Community and Social Services and Government House Leader, Province of Ontario
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Member, Ontario Finance Minister's Economic Advisory Panel and Premier's Advisory Council on Government Assets
Peter Howitt
PhD, Northwestern
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Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences, Brown University
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Academic Adviser on Economic Growth and Innovation, C.D. Howe Institute
Joseph Rotman
PhD studies, Columbia
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Chairman, Roy-L Capital Corporation
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Founder, Clairvest Group Inc.
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Chancellor, Western University
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Chair, Canada Council for the Arts
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